“Part portrait of a place, part rescue manual, part rumination of life and death, Population: 485 is a beautiful meditation on the things that matter.” —

Michael Perry loves this place. He grew up here, and now--after a decade away--he has returned to join the volunteer fire department.

Michael Perry chronicles the experiences he had after returning to his childhood hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin, and joining the volunteer fire department.

Kinetic rap-rhyming tale of self-motivation and the power of positive thinking.

“You can read Michael Perry’s Coop as an outrageously funny comedy about a semi-hapless neophyte navigating the pitfalls (and pratfalls) of the farming life